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News / October 8, 2021

Wilder School in Action Fall 2021 Edition Now Available

The Fall 2021 edition of Wilder School in Action is now available.

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Wilder School graduate Monique Johnson, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’14/GPA) was selected as a 10 Under 10 honoree by the VCU Office of Alumni Relations.
News / October 7, 2021

VCU honors Wilder School Graduate Monique Johnson

Wilder School graduate Monique Johnson, Ph.D. (Ph.D.’14/GPA) was selected as a 10 Under 10 honoree by the VCU Office of Alumni Relations.

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Presenters, many faculty members at the Wilder School, met virtually to discuss the impacts of the pandemic.
News / October 1, 2021

Wilder School Symposium hosts ‘The Triple Pandemic: Implications for Racial Equity and Public Policy’

The 2021 Wilder School Symposium hosted panelist discussions based on a forthcoming book focused on public health, justice and economics, all with an eye toward equity in the face of the pandemic.

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Wilder School graduate Tanya González (M.P.A.’17/GPA) was selected as a 10 Under 10 honoree by the VCU Office of Alumni Relations.
News / September 30, 2021

VCU honors Wilder School Graduate Tanya González

Wilder School graduate Tanya González (M.P.A.’17/GPA) was selected as a 10 Under 10 honoree by the VCU Office of Alumni Relations.

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(top) Brown, Delaney, Demarest, Dougherty, Dwyer (bottom) Foster, Montana, Ramos, Rijhwani, Warf, Woehrle
News / September 28, 2021

Announcing the Class of 2021 Wilder Fellows

The Wilder School is pleased to announce the 2021 cohort of the Wilder Graduate Scholars’ Fellowship Program which includes a talented and dynamic class of eleven students from diverse backgrounds and programs.

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Congratulations to Elsie Harper-Anderson on being named an Entrepreneurship Policy Faculty Fellow by the Association for Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM).
Faculty News / September 28, 2021

Harper-Anderson Named APPAM Entrepreneurship Policy Faculty Fellow

Congratulations to Elsie Harper-Anderson on being named an Entrepreneurship Policy Faculty Fellow by the Association for Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM).

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Virginians indicate concern that new COVID-19 variants will lead to a worsening pandemic.
News / September 27, 2021

Poll: Majority of Virginians support mask mandates

A large majority of Virginians (75%) indicated they are concerned that new COVID-19 variants will lead to a worsening pandemic in their local community, according to a new statewide poll conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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Ethan Wright, a new Wilder School student
News / September 24, 2021

Meet the Newest Rams - Ethan Wright

Get to know this new Wilder School student and his plans for making the most of his experience.

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Kathryn Howell is an assistant professor in the Wilder School's Urban and Regional Planning program and the co-director of the RVA Eviction Lab.
News / September 23, 2021

RVA Eviction Lab co-founder discusses ongoing research amid pandemic

On Sept. 22, Howell discussed the lab’s ongoing research during the COVID-19 pandemic and fielded questions from the audience at the Wilder School’s monthly Lunch and Learn series.

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In the race to become the next governor of Virginia, 40% of likely voters would vote for Terry McAuliffe while 37% would vote for Glenn Youngkin, according to a new statewide poll conducted by the Wilder School at Virginia Commonwealth University.
News / September 20, 2021

McAuliffe leads in race for governor

As the margin widens in the governor’s race, the races for lieutenant governor and attorney general are narrowing, according to Wilder School Commonwealth Poll

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